Exquisite Geckos & Exotics

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Exquisite Geckos & Exotics Breeders of high end crested geckos.
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🇨🇦 Canadian
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📅 Est. 2011
🦎🐸 Keeper of Geckos & frogs
🌿 Herping since childhood
🗓️ Keeping since 1998
👇✨Availability✨👇
www.exquisitegeckos.com

To the people in this community and all communities!
10/14/2026

To the people in this community and all communities!

10/13/2026

I'm going to get ahead of something before the predictable gossip, whispers, and accusations begin.

Not everyone who wants to explore digital art can freehand draw. And guess what? They don't have to.

As I've started learning Procreate, I've discovered just how many talented artists sell line art, brushes, stamps, textures, and other creative resources.

Instead of tracing AI-generated images, some of us are choosing to spend our money SUPPORTING actual artists by purchasing their work.

I'm a complete beginner. I've never claimed to be skilled at freehand drawing, and I'm not pretending otherwise. I'm just starting this journey, and I fully intend to use purchased line art, brushes, and other tools to help bring my ideas to life. I'll continue doing so for as long as I feel it's necessary.

That doesn't mean I'll claim to have drawn everything from scratch. There's a difference between being dishonest about your work and being transparent about the tools you've used.

Let's not forget that Procreate itself offers countless brushes and stamps for animals, fur, flowers, landscapes, textures, and more. These tools exist for a reason.

Not everything is AI. Not everyone is trying to pass themselves off as a professional artist. And nobody deserves to be attacked for simply wanting to create something.

It's ridiculous that we've reached a point where people feel the need to defend a harmless hobby before they've even had the chance to enjoy it. I have my purchase receipts if anyone ever feels the need to question me, although I shouldn't have to prove anything.

I've created a private page to share my learning journey because I'm not entirely comfortable exposing something I'm excited about to the negativity I've witnessed in this community.

And to anyone else wanting to get into digital art but feeling discouraged because you can't freehand draw, please don't let that stop you. There are other ways to create, and I'm happy to share the resources I've discovered if you message me.

Support artists. Respect their licenses. Be honest about your tools. And stop gatekeeping creativity. ❤️

I posted the entire time lapse on my IG from start to finish of this pieve I did,my 3rd lesson, my first crestie lol... ...
10/13/2026

I posted the entire time lapse on my IG from start to finish of this pieve I did,my 3rd lesson, my first crestie lol... but the video was cut off in picture size, here's the full finished art piece I did on procreate with guidance from a tutorial 🫶

2 days, 40 layers, tons of mistakes and re-dos but I didn't give up... doesn't look much like a crestie lmao but I tried to alter the bat to a bat crestie haha🤣

As many saw on my IG stories.I've got my IPAD. I've got procreate, I've started tutorial videos, I've shown I've signed ...
10/10/2026

As many saw on my IG stories.
I've got my IPAD. I've got procreate, I've started tutorial videos, I've shown I've signed up for classes and I'm also buying artists tutorials. I'm showing this, to avoid any future accusations. I'm learning procreate from scratch, I'm wanting to learn and not go to A.I. I've booked/paid over 200 pieces of art comissions over the years and yes I am also guilty of jumping on the A.I image train. I don't anymore and I don't plan to go back to it. instead, I cannot continue to afford the constant wave of ideas and dopamine fixes of my ideas and digital art that I'm so obsessed with, so I decided to learn it. I have a past of creating graphics on programs like 2 decades ago so I'm back to beginner but I know I am capable and I will get this. I also know it'll teach me more of an appreciation, respect and admiration of the artists that do digital art.

To the artists that have also been guiding me, sending me videos, tips, support and encouragement, thank you! It means more to me than you'll ever know, to be welcomed by some as a beginner not as a future competitior. I'm going to do this the right way.

Hatched my first sable lw!!So exciting !My first clutch from my sable x lw pairing and the first egg to hatch is a sable...
09/27/2026

Hatched my first sable lw!!
So exciting !
My first clutch from my sable x lw pairing and the first egg to hatch is a sable lw, so that made it more special 😍

BREEDER TIP 🦎 | Build Your Collection in StagesAs a seasonal breeder, having a system in place is so important. I person...
09/16/2026

BREEDER TIP 🦎 | Build Your Collection in Stages

As a seasonal breeder, having a system in place is so important. I personally break my breeding season into two pairing groups each year: spring pairings and winter pairings. This helps prevent me from ending up with an overwhelming number of juveniles all at once.

I also like to keep my collection in different stages:

• Breeding adults that are ready to pair now
• Sub-adults that should be ready the following year
• Juveniles and holdbacks that still have 2+ years of growing ahead of them

This creates a continuous cycle within my collection. Every season, I have something new maturing and something fresh to potentially work with.

That's also why I think it's important to continue acquiring or holding back quality juveniles rather than only focusing on animals that are ready to breed right now. You're not just building for this season; you're building for the seasons ahead.

Right now, I actually have more juveniles growing out than I do sub-adults and adults, and that's intentional. They're the future of my breeding program.

Plan ahead, grow them out, and give yourself something exciting to look forward to every season. 🦎

WE ARE OFFICIALLY SOLD OUT! 🦎🤍Okay guys, I just officially sold out of every single 2025 season hatch and all of my earl...
09/13/2026

WE ARE OFFICIALLY SOLD OUT! 🦎🤍

Okay guys, I just officially sold out of every single 2025 season hatch and all of my early 2026 hatches! My entire 2025 season is officially SOLD OUT. 🥹

A HUGE thank you to everyone who supported me, purchased a gecko, shared my posts, or followed along. I appreciate you all so much!

I’m going to let my remaining 2026 hatches grow out for a little longer and will return in a couple of months with new availability.

For now, I’m taking some time away from social media and the business side of things to focus on family, enjoy some of my new animals, upgrade a lot of my husbandry and reptile room, and just enjoy the hobby for a little while without worrying about constantly posting and selling.

For those currently waiting on USA exports, we will continue to stay in touch as everything moves forward. If you currently have an order waiting for local pickup, please arrange to pick up soon.

It feels pretty amazing to officially close out the 2025 season. ❤️

Thank you again for all the support, and I’ll see you guys in a couple of months with the next round of babies! 🦎

New species added to the crew!White eyed crocodile skink & a Chahoua 🫶Both produced by my friend Authentic Reptiles Brou...
08/30/2026

New species added to the crew!
White eyed crocodile skink & a Chahoua 🫶

Both produced by my friend Authentic Reptiles
Brought to Ottawa by my other friend Gecko_Albo

08/26/2026

Vhagar 🐉❤️

Introducing my new boy, Vhagar! This absolutely stunning red gargoyle is a beautiful mixture of American and United Kingdom lineage. I am completely obsessed with this boy and so excited to have him here. ❤️🔥

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